Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2003 04:55:16 +0700 From: pirat <pirat@access.inet.co.th> To: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com> Cc: stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Dell Inspiron 1100 and FreeBSD Message-ID: <20031129215515.GA332@thai-aec.org> In-Reply-To: <1069822454.7292.147.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> References: <20031119105914.GA20096@thai-aec.org> <20031120013737.GF22360@wantadilla.lemis.com> <20031126043458.GA1947@thai-aec.org> <1069822454.7292.147.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com>
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On Tuesday, 25 November 2003 at 23:54:15 -0500, Joe Marcus Clarke wrote: > Subject: Re: Dell Inspiron 1100 and FreeBSD > From: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com> > To: pirat <pirat@access.inet.co.th> > Cc: "Greg 'groggy' Lehey" <grog@freebsd.org>, FreeBSD-stable@freebsd.org > X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.5 > Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 23:54:15 -0500 > > On Tue, 2003-11-25 at 23:34, pirat wrote: > > On Thursday, 20 November 2003 at 12:07:37 +1030, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote: > > > Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 12:07:37 +1030 > > > From: "Greg 'groggy' Lehey" <grog@FreeBSD.org> > > > To: pirat <pirat@access.inet.co.th> > > > Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org > > > Subject: Re: Dell Inspiron 1100 and FreeBSD > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, 19 November 2003 at 17:59:14 +0700, pirat wrote: > > > > hi sirs, > > > > > > > > i have one notebook from dell, inspiron 1100. i would like to know > > > > if this notebook can be used with freebsd or not. it has on board > > > > broadcom nic. but the current os - linux TLE - does not `see' it > > > > also. > > > > > > This is pretty much the same as the Inspiron 5100 I have. The onboard > > > NIC is supported in stable, but I had some problems starting X: the > > > BIOS wasn't completely mapped, and I had to compile it in to the > > > server. See http://www.lemis.com/grog/diary-jul2003.html#25 for more > > > details. > > > > > hi sirs, > > > > after looking for many archives and asking Duncan i found that bcm4400 > > in Inspiron 1100 is bfe not bge. yesterday, i had a chance to install 5.1 on > > my inspiron but 5.1 still did not 'see' that nic :( also touch pad. > > You need -CURRENT for bfe(4) support. For the touch pad, checkout my > Inspiron 5150 tips at > http://gerda.univie.ac.at/freebsd-laptops/index.pl?action=show_laptop_detail&laptop=147. The solution is the same for both models. > hi sirs, thanks indeed. am trying now and will report. with best regards, psr http://www.thai-aec.org http://www.thai.net/makham
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